Display area control apparatus, display area control method, and integrated circuit

Abstract

The present invention provides a display area control apparatus which makes a user feel less uncomfortable when displaying a screen component takes much time. A display area control apparatus ( 100 ) includes: a display unit ( 109 ); a data storage unit ( 107 ) storing data for displaying screen components; a screen component reflecting unit ( 105 ) obtaining the data stored in the data storage unit ( 107 ), and reflecting the obtained data on the screen components; a screen component state storage unit ( 106 ) storing a reflection state; a display area control unit ( 108 ) determining a display area based on the reflection state; and a screen component managing unit ( 104 ) displaying, on the display area, the screen components having the data reflected, and to hide screen components, with reflection of the data incomplete, which are included in the screen components.

1 . A display area control apparatus which displays one or more screen components that are display elements, said display area control apparatus comprising:
 a display unit;   a data storage unit configured to store data for displaying the screen components;   a screen component reflecting unit configured to obtain the data stored in said data storage unit, and to reflect the obtained data on the screen components;   a screen component state storage unit configured to store a reflection state indicating whether or not the data is reflected on each of the screen components;   a display area control unit configured to determine, based on the reflection state, a display area for displaying, on said display unit, one or more screen components included in the screen components and having the data reflected; and   a screen component managing unit configured to display, on the display area, the screen components having the data reflected, and to hide one or more screen components with reflection of the data incomplete.   
     
     
         2 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said display area control unit is configured to determine the display area such that the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete are excluded from the display area.   
     
     
         3 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said screen component managing unit is configured to hide the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete by enlarging a size of the screen components having the data reflected.   
     
     
         4 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said screen component managing unit is configured to hide the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete by providing a greater space between the screen components having the data reflected.   
     
     
         5 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said screen component managing unit is configured to hide the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete by providing a gradation on the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete.   
     
     
         6 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a request receiving unit configured to receive a scroll request for sequentially displaying the screen components; and   an operation screen creating unit configured to determine one or more screen components to be displayed according to the scroll request, the one or more screen components to be displayed being included in the screen components, wherein said display area control unit is configured to determine the display area according to a reflection state of the screen components to be displayed determined by said operation screen creating unit, and   among the screen components to be displayed determined by said operation screen creating unit, said screen component managing unit is configured to (i) display, on the display area, the screen components having the data reflected, and (ii) hide the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete.   
     
     
         7 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, when determining the screen components to be displayed according to the scroll request, said operation screen creating unit is configured to determine the screen components to be displayed with reference to the reflection state such that a value indicating the number of the screen components with the reflection of the data incomplete is within a predetermined range.   
     
     
         8 . The display area control apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said screen component state storage unit further stores a standby state indicating whether or not a screen component included in the screen components is a standby screen component on which the data is to be reflected for display preparation, said display area control unit is configured to determine the display area according to the standby state such that the standby screen component is excluded from the display area, and   said screen component managing unit is configured to (i) display, on the display area, a screen component (a) included in the screen components, (b) not being the standby screen component, and (c) having the data reflected, and (ii) hide the screen component with the reflection of the data incomplete and the standby screen component.   
     
     
         9 . A method for controlling a display area control apparatus which displays one or more screen components that are display elements, said method comprising:
 obtaining data stored in a data storage unit, and reflecting the obtained data on the screen components, the data storage unit storing the data for displaying the screen components;   determining a display area for displaying, on a display unit, one or more screen components included in the screen components and having the data reflected, based on a reflection state stored in a screen component state storage unit, the reflection state indicating whether or not the data is reflected on each of the screen components; and   displaying on the display area the screen components having the data reflected, and to hide one or more screen components with reflection of the data incomplete.   
     
     
         10 . An integrated circuit which is used for displaying one or more screen components that are display elements, said integrated circuit comprising:
 a screen component reflecting unit configured to obtain data stored in a data storage unit, and to reflect the obtained data on the screen components, the data storage unit storing the data to be used for displaying the screen components;   a display area control unit configured to determine a display area for displaying, on a display unit, one or more screen components included in the screen components and having the data reflected, based on a reflection state stored in a screen component state storage unit, the reflection state indicating whether or not the data is reflected on each of the screen components; and   a screen component managing unit configured to display, on the display area, the screen components having the data reflected, and to hide one or more screen components with reflection of the data incomplete.